FACTS/FLUKES: Scherzer, Yelich, Pollock, D. Duffy, Gregorius

Scherzer continues to improve...Coming into the 2017 season, there was some slight concern regarding a stress fracture to the knuckle of Max Scherzer's (RHP, WAS) right ring finger. Was the concern warranted? 

Year   IP   ERA  xERA  H%/S%  GB/LD/FB  Ctl   Dom  Cmd  Ball%  SwK  SL%*  Vel  BPV
====  ===  ====  ====  =====  ========  ===  ====  ===  =====  ===  ===  ====  ===
2013  214  2.90  3.16  27/73  36/19/45  2.4  10.1  4.3  34.1%  12%  15%  93.3  132
2014  220  3.15  3.24  33/76  37/22/42  2.6  10.3  4.0  33.8%  12%  14%  92.8  131
2015  229  2.79  3.00  29/76  36/19/45  1.3  10.9  8.1  29.1%  15%  18%  94.2  173
2016  228  2.96  3.33  27/77  33/19/48  2.2  11.2  5.1  32.1%  15%  20%  94.3  153
2017  139  2.26  2.87  25/81 ...

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